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The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading non-profit organization in the United States that focuses on personal finance and economic education for K-12 students. By providing kids with the knowledge and vocabulary of money, we give them the essential tools to create financial stability and opportunity for themselves, their families, and their communities.
This focused inquiry leads students through an investigation of both the purposes and the potential successes of the Social Security Program, with an emphasis on monetary and fiscal policies in a variety of economic conditions.
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This inquiry leads students through an investigation of increasing federal deficits and the overall federal debt. As a persistent source of political polarization, the debt is a current topic that will shed light on several national economic concepts: taxation, federal government spending, government budgets, deficits, and the federal debt itself.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of contemporary projections indicating future funding shortages for Social Security, the causes of these shortages, and an analysis of some prominent proposals to reform Social Security.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the economic costs and social benefits of Social Security by focusing on how incentives influence choices that may result in policies with a range of costs and benefits for different groups.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the psychology behind economic decision making. Rooted in the science of behavioral economics, this inquiry provides students with an opportunity to relate to the kinds of economic choices people in their age group make every day based on varying incentives, costs, and benefits.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the healthcare systems of the United States and Canada. By exploring the compelling question, “Is Healthcare for all, the cure-all?” students evaluate the healthcare systems of both countries.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the intended outcomes and realities of NAFTA . By exploring the compelling question “Did NAFTA do its job?” students learn about the multi-faceted impacts of regional trade deals.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of climate change (and politicians’ views on climate change) in an effort to help students understand the power that rhetoric has on shaping citizens’ views and opinions.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of Medicare funding through an analysis of current problems and proposed solutions. By exploring the compelling question—Is Medicare Built to Last? —students will uncover the problems with current Medicare funding and analyze proposed solutions to those problems.
This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the early history of the Model T and its impact on the economy and society of the United States, and the world, in the early part of the 20th century. Students will weigh the positive and negative impacts the invention of the model T had on the society and economy of the early 20th century.
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